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Blended Retirement System Opt-In training now available to all Airmen
February 2, 2017 — The Department of Defense will implement the new Blended Retirement System in less than a year. While no one needs to make a decision until Jan. 1, 2018, all Airmen should take advantage of training... MORE

AF responds to hiring freeze
February 1, 2017 — The Air Force is working with the Defense Department to provide additional guidance on the federal civilian hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23... MORE

The Air Force is working with the Defense Department to provide additional guidance on the federal civilian hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23. The Air Force Personnel Center will provide individual notices to those directly affected by this freeze. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Rob Lyon)

Officer developmental education application window opens Jan. 30
January 29, 2017 — Eligible active duty officers can apply for intermediate and senior developmental education opportunities starting Jan. 30.The nomination process starts via the web-based form 3849, available on AFPC... MORE

The application window for intermediate and senior developmental education programs opens Jan. 30, 2017, for eligible active duty officers. All applications, including senior rater nominations, are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by March 3, 2017. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons)

Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th
January 19, 2017 — The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and the 12th Maintenance Group have blended a throwback paint scheme with a 40th anniversary reunion to celebrate a vital Air Force mission.When the 435th was... MORE

Rudy Olivarez, a Corrosion Control Specialist in the 12th Maintenance Group, applies paint to the landing gear of a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the corrosion control shop are changing the plane’s color scheme from two-tone gray to heritage blue, a scheme that was used by the 435th Fighter Training Squadron 40 years ago, ahead of a reunion of pilots that trained for fighter fundamentals after Jan. 1, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Martin)

502nd Air Base Wing: Supporting the largest installation in the first command
January 19, 2017 — As Air Education and Training Command recruits, trains and educates thousands of civilians and Airmen to become experts in a broad range of important skills, there is an indispensable member of the... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland dates back to July 4, 1942, when the War Department separated part of Kelly Field west of Leon Creek and made it an independent installation, naming it the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. The Army re-designated it as the Army Air Forces Military Training Center Feb. 1, 1946, and gave it the basic military training mission for the Army Air Force.

Overcoming the fire: One defender’s story of survival and healing
January 13, 2017 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Poking, prodding, patching and splinting – the doctors were doing everything they could to assess and treat Staff Sgt. Bryan Nelson. Just days earlier, Nelson... MORE

Staff Sgt. Bryan Nelson, 802nd Security Forces Squadron training NCO, fires an air pistol during the week-long Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Warrior CARE event at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Jan. 11, 2017. Shooting, an adaptive and rehabilitative sport, is designed to introduce wounded warriors to adaptive sports which aid in their recovery and promotes mental and physical wellness and teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Parsons/Released)

Joint Base San Antonio names military ambassadors
January 3, 2017 — Ten service members from across Joint Base San Antonio were chosen to represent their respective military services as part of the 2017 Military Ambassadors program... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Marie Sarabia and Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Gooden-Bustamante are the 2017 U.S. Air Force Military Ambassadors for Joint Base San Antonio.

JBSA tax centers open Jan. 31 to assist military, family members, retirees
January 3, 2017 — This year, four tax assistance centers will be available at Joint Base San Antonio locations to provide free tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state income tax returns for eligible military taxpayers and family members. Services will be available for military retirees on a limited basis... MORE

This year, four tax assistance centers will be available at Joint Base San Antonio locations to provide free tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state income tax returns for eligible military tax¬payers and family members. Services will be available for military retirees on a limited basis.

SecDef ensures future military readiness during JBSA visit
November 17, 2016 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Secretary of Defense Ash Carter traveled to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 16 during a trip focused on ensuring the readiness of the U.S. military and... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees at the Pfingston Reception Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nov. 16, 2016. Carter is on a four-day trip focusing on the readiness of the nation’s force and the effectiveness of the warfighter’s training and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell/Not Released)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET
July 15, 2016 — The Fort Sam Houston Independent School District will hold apublic meeting at 10 a.m. July 28 in the Professional Development Center,located at 1908 Winans Road at Fort Sam Houston to discuss the... MORE

Army Medical Service Corps celebrates 99 years of service
July 15, 2016 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, orAMEDDC&S, Medical Service Corps, or MSC, celebrated 99 years of servicewith a cake cutting ceremony June 30 at the U.S. Army Medical Department... MORE

(From left) Retired Col. Greg Griffin, 2nd Lt. Hannah Martinez, and Lt. Col. Marion Jefferson cut the ceremonial cake at June 30 at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Fort Sam Houston., celebrating 99 years of the Medial Service Corps.

Human trafficking increases worldwide
July 6, 2016 — Trafficking in persons is one of the fastest growingcriminal industries in the world.It is estimated that 20.9 million people are victims of humantrafficking. Fifty-five percent of victims are females... MORE

BAMC one of several hospitals participating in emergency airway study
July 6, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center is one of more than 25 hospitalsfrom five countries to participate in the National Emergency Airway Registry,or NEAR.NEAR is a multi-center, prospective emergency... MORE

Lactation support group available for new moms
June 30, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center will hold the first lactationsupport group from noon to 3 p.m. July 8. Robyn Roche-Paull, the author of “Breast Feeding in CombatBoots” will speak. The BAMC Pediatric Clinic... MORE

Lactation consultant Carolyn Lowe (left) talks with Bridget Owens about breastfeeding her baby, 16-month-old James Owens, during an appointment June 24 at Brooke Army Medical Center.

‘Earn your cake!’… and eat it too Fort Sam Houston celebrates Army Birthday
June 17, 2016 — The morning was dark and the birds still quiet in the treesas more than 2,000 Soldiers filed onto a parade field at Fort Sam Houston toprove a point: in the Army, you can eat cake … but you have to... MORE

Navy Medicine Training Support Center holds change of command
June 17, 2016 — The Navy Medicine Training Support Center, or NMTSC, held achange of command ceremony at the Medical Education and Training Campus, orMETC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Friday.During the... MORE

Capt. Brent M. Kelln (right) relieves Capt. Denise L. Smith (left) from command of Navy Medicine Training Support Center as the officiating officer, Rear Adm. Rebecca J. McCormick-Boyle (center), commander of Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, looks on. Kelln relieved Smith during a change of command ceremony at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Friday.

Navy Medicine Training Support Center commemorates Battle of Midway
June 17, 2016 — Staff and students from the Navy Medicine Training SupportCenter gathered outside the Anderson Hall hospital corpsman schoolhouse onJoint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 7 for a ceremony to... MORE

Sailors from Navy Medicine Training Support Center post as “side boys” at a ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Midway June 7
outside of Anderson Hall on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. “Side boys” are a part of the quarterdeck ceremonies when an
important person or officer comes on board or leaves a ship.

BAMC marks tobacco-free milestone with butt-can smash
June 17, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston marked atobacco-free milestone with a sledgehammer-wielding butt-can smash and removalof the last standing smoke shack June 1. “We are proud to say that,... MORE

Sgt. Robert Puente, radiology specialist at the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, helps kick the tobacco habit June 1 to signify Brooke Army Medical
Center's final step toward becoming a tobacco-free campus with a sledgehammer weilding butt-can-smashing removal of the last standing smoke shack.

New software trains Soldiers to respond to foreign disasters
May 25, 2016 — The U.S. Army and a unit of the U.S. Agency forInternational Development created a new video game to train Soldiers how torespond to foreign natural disasters.Earlier this year, Maj. Gen. Mark O’Neil,... MORE

Commentary: that gold star doesn't represent a person's rank
May 25, 2016 — At the Fort Sam Houston gas station I saw a vehicle with ayoung girl driving to fill up at the pump next to me. I noticed a small flag in the window with two blue stars onit, and assumed that the... MORE